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Usually he gets mad when I don’t hold him with both hands for our cuddle time but today he let me get it on camera!

Also, don't worry, they've got a ton of area to get off the wire out of frame

Bird feeder camera of quail - Lots going on in the quail playground - balance beam - balance rock - the teeter totter - plus the regular feeding frenzy and thirst quenching. Wow!

I recently discovered that some of my Jumbo Coturnix seem to enjoy making art with their feet.

They walk across cardstock with washable, non-toxic children's paint on their feet, encouraged with treats and praise. It takes about five minutes, and I only do it with birds who are comfortable being handled. They're supervised throughout and their feet are washed afterward.

They seem pretty happy/chill with it - especially since they get a bunch of treats without having to fight the rest of their covey for them!

I call their creations Quailsterpieces, and I'm quite proud of their artistic abilities - I certainly wasn't making artwork this good at 1.5ish years old!

The majority of the proceeds from the artwork go toward my family's Quailimodo Fund, created in memory of a special quail chick named Quailimodo who was born with a pronounced hunch and a deformed foot. We had hoped to eventually get him a custom prosthetic and set aside funds to give him the best quality of life possible, but unfortunately he passed away unexpectedly before we could do that. The fund now helps with medical care, accessibility, enrichment, and other quality-of-life needs for our other quails so the little guy can make a difference even if he's gone.

Thought you guys might appreciate what my little weirdos have been creating!

This is my first time owning quail. They are moulting, but today when I wanted to clean out their cage I saw 3 out of 4 of them have their backs all bald?!?

Is this a case of severe moulting or should I be worried about something else?

This is Marshmallow, my indoor quail of 1 yr this November.

He has his own indoor set-up and likes to chill out with me through out the day.

But I've realized for the past 5 or so naps, hes been sleeping with only one foot on the ground. Google doesnt seem to have an answer and im not a bird expert. Just wondering if other quail do this.

I raise and sell quail, but I do not study their behavior as closely as I do my indoor quail.

He cannot be let into my outdoor flocks due to multiple attempts at scalping and over mating. Also, he ia the only all WHITE and gets picked on by all of them. Its a lose lose situation so he became an indoor quail.

Hes very tame and can be called, he will fly into your hands if you have them flat.

Overall hes definitely my favorite pet out of the menagerie.

New to the quail game (2 years into chickens) and I’m not familiar enough to even know what I’ve got for colors (pharaoh, Tibetan, etc) or which can be feather sexed. Vent sexing with chicken chicks is discouraged unless you realllly know what you’re doing and I’d love to avoid the activity with the quail if possible lol. Including my 10 here to see if you guys can tell me 1) what subcategory each is and 2) if they can be feather sexed and if so what you conclude from the pic. They’ve been loving their new outdoor enclosure as of this week! Also aware I have 2 wry necks, won’t be using that breeder again. Thanks!!

Quail Cam - Teeter Totter Highlights. as promised Our live session camera angle cut off the teeter totter so I promised a highlight reel so here it is.

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